US961288A - Machine for operating route-guides, ribbon-maps, and the like. - Google Patents

Description

0 MACHINE FOR OPERATING BOUT CULLMAN E GUIDES, RIBBON MAPS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1909.

Zatented June 14,1910.

z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. GULLMAN.

MACBINE FR OPERATING ROUTEYGUIDES, .RBBQN MAPS, AND THE LIKE,

' APPLICATION FILED FEB 23, 1909 Patente June 14, i919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2V OTTO CLLMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLIBTOIS."`

MCHINE'FOR OPERATING ROUTE-GUlIDES, RIBBON-MAPS, AND THE LIKE.

Slb all whom 'it may concer/L:

Be it known that l, Cv'rro CULLMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State of llinois,'have invented certain new and useful improvements in ltachines for Operating Route-Guides, Ribbon-Maps, and the Like, of which the following, when taken in connection with the drawing accompanying and forming a part hereof, is a full and complete description, sutiicient to enable those skilleda in the art to which it pertains to understand, make, and use the same.

r[his invention relaties to a mechanism whereby ribbon maps or route guides for travelers in wheeled -vehicles on roads or highways are moved a scaled distance cor responding with the actual distance traveled by the vehicle to which the device is attached and by which it is actuated. And the object of the invention is to obtain, in a mechanism arranged to move a ribbon map or route guideby the movement of the ve- 'hicle so as to successively expose to view the severai'objects indicated thereon, a device whichl will permit from time to time, and at any time, easy adjustmentof the position of the map; whereby by referring to marks thereon, the location of the party using the map is exposed to. viewin a manner which will not require a skilled person or one fi.- miliar with the use of maps, to read or understand the same.

A further object of the invent-ion is to obtaina device arranged to move a inap or route guide which will be compact, and which will at all times present a sufficient portion of the map or route guide in position for reference by the driver of the vehicle to permit him to locate the vehicle, and which, while simple in construction, durable and easily manipulated, will permit of a plurality of means of correcting,` any variation of the movcn'ientI of the device from the actual movement of the vehicle to which the device is attached.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a device which can be easily adjusted to correspond with the variation in periph4 e al length of rubber tires made to tit wheels of the same diameter by different makers,

and with the variation in peripheral len th of tires due to wear or to the diiierent e.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1909.

raterreeacene ia, iaio. Serial No. 479,498.

grec of iniiation of tires of vdifferent auto- 'I mobiles.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a device in which a ribbon route guide or road map may be easily inserted and from which a route guide or road inap may be readily taken.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a device provided with mechanism to actuate a. route guide or map which can be to expose the operating mechanism to View.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a device embodying the invention, with a portion of the top of the casing removed to expose to view tne mechanism of the device. Fig. 3 is a section ofthe driven spool, showing the driving mechanism of the device. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the sub-base, shaft and worm journaled therein and of the worm wheel of the device. Fig.. 5 is a section of the driven spool andthe shaft and hub on which such spool is frict-ionally mounted. i

A reference. letter applied to designate a given part is used tor indicate such part throughout the several `figures of the drawings wherever the saine appears.

The mechanism of this device is contained in a two part case, such parts being sepaf rablej. The stationary part of the case includes base A and bach a.. The removable part of the case includes base B and the shell Z) attached to such base B.

Dis a subsbase pivotally attached to base Aas by screw d.

E, e, are recesses inthe upper end of subbase D, and F is the portion of such subbase which extends above the top of the device to form a handle by means of which the sub-base may loe. moved for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

G is a spring provided with head g.

H is a shaft rotatably mounted in subbase D.

to turn therewith as by pins a, e, in holes l z a Head g is arranged to alternately fit in Y recesses E, e, as the sub-base D is .moved on pivot Z to force one of the Worms 7L, L, into orout of engagement with its corresponding worm gear wheel, (M, m).

J is a driven roller or wheel rotatably mounted on base B. Roller J is expansible and consists of the following named parts zd Shaft K is the shaft of wheel J and is pro-A vided with thumb wheel 7c. Shaft K is rotatably mounted in bearing b of part B. The end 7c of shaft K is squared. Worm gear wheels M, m, and washer N are all mounted on the squared end of shaft K and are held in position thereon by screw O.

is a washer interposed between screw O and the worm gear wheel adjacent thereto on part lc of shaft K. The hub Z of disk L is provided with screw threads Z.

P 1s a frustum provided with one or more recesses 7; on the larger end thereof and provided with an axial aperture having internal screw threads p corresponding with screw threads Z and such frustum P is mounted `on hub Z Aby means of these screw threads.

Q is a pin provided with head g and mounted in the base B with spring g arranged to'yieldingly hold it in a retracted position and out of engagement with recesses p in part P. Pressure on head g forces pin Q against part P and when a recess p is in the path of movement of pin Q such pin enters the recess and part P cannot be rotated. Rotation of the shaft K at such time (as by means of thumb wheel le), rotates the hub Z and .moves the frustum P longitudinally on said hub Z. Parts R are mounted on the frustum P. I prefer to use not less than four of the parts R and to hold such parts from rotating relative to the disk L and part P by means of pins S, S, which tit loosely in holes in parts R,

respectively, and are driven into holes provided therefor in hub Z. T is a band of rubber or other expansible material on parts R, R, the outside of such band forming the periphery of driving roller J.

Vhen' driving roller J is constructed as described and rotatably mounted in sleeve b the diameter of the roller may be made larger or smaller than a given size by turning thumb wheel /t' and at the same time forcing the pin Q, into recess of part P, as by so doing the hub Z is rotated and the part P is held stationar so that such part P is moved longitudinally by means of the screw threads fon the hub Z and the bandT takes u and expands' for any and all variation obtained in the diameter of the driving roller J.

senese U, Fig. l, is a pin rigidly secured in base B and u is a hub rotatably mounted on pin U.

u is an arm rigidly mounted on hub u and u is a pin rigidly mounted in arm u at the free end of such arm.

U is a spring on hub u arranged to force the free end of the arm u against the' driving roller J and U is a spool on pin u. Spool U is arranged to hold thereon a ribbon map or guide, as X, Fig. l. Said ribbon guide X extends around the drivin@r roller J and is attached to the spool U?. When shaft H is rotated as by exible connection X rotation of the driving roller J in the direction indicated by the arrow X draws the ribbon X over the table V and winds such ribbon on s ool U.

V, V', are pins rigidly secured in base B on which table V is mounted and V is the storage spool from which the ribbon X is unwound as it is drawn over the table V by driving roller J.

W is a shaft provided with thumb wheeh w rotatable in bearings on base B, and W is a hub secured to shaft W as W to rotate with said shaft.

The hub or spool V is ro'vided with a hole fitting closely to the ub W so that when the thumb Wheel W is turned the rib-V b'on may be loosened from or Wound onto such spool V (see Fig. 5).

When it is desired' to wind the ribbon onto the spool V in the manner last above described it is simply necessary to move handle F so as to disengage the Worm 71, or it from the worm gear wheel I.

Y is an arrow movably mounted on base B adjacent to table V.y The arrow Y may be slid so as to vary the point indicated thereby on the ribbon or map X passing over and lying upon the table V. By means of the thumb wheels and lw the ribbon on spools U and V may be moved forward and backward on table V without reference to the movement of the driving wheel J, but with the driving Worm and wheel out of engagement, and such thumb wheels therefore form means of adjusting the map on the table in order to correct any disagreement between the travel of the ribbon corresponding with the travel of the vehicle that is, to correctly position the vehicle on the map, and the arrow Y forms additional means to correct any variation 'from the desired relative travel of the vehicle and map, and to correctly` position said vehicle on said map. Y

A plurality of wor-ms 7L, It', and worm gears M, m, are employed so as to give a right or left connection to shaft H. By the connection in Fig. l the shaft H movin r in a iven direction turns the worm whee 'm an roller J in the direction indicated by by pints` senese 'indicated by the arrow X requires a reverse movement of the shaft H. The described change in position of worm h, h', is obtained by removing the pins Z, Z, and dropping the worms L, it", on shaft H and reinserting said pin in apertures Z (see Fig. 4). The removal of screw O and washer O from shaft K permits gears M, m, and washer n to be taken ott of shaft K and replaced thereon in the changed position re quired. Alfter such change is made they are again secured in place by washer O and Screw O.

When it is desired to change a ribbon on this machine the base B is removed from base A as by drawing it oil' of pins Z Fig. l. The driving wheel J with the worm wheels M, m, and `spools U and V remain on base B of the frame. The sub-base D and shaft H together with the worin z, 7L, and spring G remain on base il. l The ribbon having been rewound on spool V it is removed :trom hub lli' and a new ribbon and spool placed thereon. The ribbon aiter being carried around the driving roller J p is attached to spool U on pin u and yieldingly brought into contact with driving wheel J by the resiliency of the spring u.

'The part B is then replaced Qn part A.

Base A is provided with holes for screws by 'means of which the device may he attached to a vehicle.

The rotatable shaft H is journaled in the sub-base l) for the reason that, 'when ,part B is separated from part i of 'the zfasc, such part- B-carrying therewith the worm wheels L, L, it sometimesI occurs, when a new route guide has been put in place on the spools and driving roller and it is then sought to replace part B on part A, that the teeth of the worm wheel4 do not engage with the worm so as to permit such replacement. In such case; to avoid the necessity of turning the driven roller J by tlnunb nut 7.; the subbase D is turned to bring the worm into ,in-

operative position until the part B is replaced on part A of the base. The sulbase is then moved on its pivot to bring the Worm into operative relation with the worm wheel. The recess e at the upper end of thc sub-base D and the abutment rj on spring` G are made so large that such abutment g 'is forced by the spring into the recess e even it' the spirals of the worm are not properly in enga ement with the Iteeth of the worm whee, and such spring and'abutment conbring such Worm and Worm Wheel into proper relation to engage, when the shaft H isv turned such Wheel and gear are soon brought into engagement. Jagain, when a city or village is on the route designated by the route guide which is in the machine, if it be desired to leave such route temporarily, in order to view such city or village the operation of the device is suspended by moving the .Sub-base D so that the worm is out of engagement with the worm wheel, and in resuming the route designated the device is again broughtinto operation byinoving said sub-base to again bring the worm and gear into engagement.

.Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire by Letters Patent iszl. An expansible roller, a removable spool, a ribbon, means to yieldingly hold the spool withthe outer turn of the ribbon thereon in contact with the roller and a thumb wheel arranged to turn the roller, in combination with a table, a rotatably mounted shaft, arranged to turn loosely, a thumb wheel on -said shaft arranged to turn therewith and an additional spool removably mounted on the shaft, the said ribbon attached at its' `a pin rigidly attached to the base, a hub loosely mounted on the pin, a radially exlending arm rigidly attached to one end of the hub, spool rotatably mounted on the il'ree end of the arm, a spring arranged to holld the spool normally in position so that the outer turn of the ribbon thereon is in Contact with the roller, said spring and arm arranged so that the spool can be forced into position to take the outer turn of the ribbon thereon out of contact with the roller, a pinrotatably mounted on the base and a spool on said pin arranged to turn therewith, a thumb wheel on the pin, a ribbon on the spools and arranged to be wound from one thereof onto the other one by rotation of the driven wheel, marks on the ribbon, and movable means to indicate a given one of such marks.

3. A ribbon and a wheeled vehicle, in combination with a frame, a hub ivoted on the trame and an arm on the hu arranged to move with the movement of the hub, spools tlrranged to wind the ribbon thereon, one or" `uch spools removably and rotatably mounted on the fname to turn loosely and the other (if such spools removably and rotatably mournted on thermovable arm, and the spools arranged so that a port-ion of the ribbon between the spools is exposed to view,

on the movable arm with the outer turn of` the ribbon thereon against the roller, means whereby disengagement of thedrivingmechanism may be effected, mains to turn said roller and thereby turn the spool adjacent thereto independently of the driving mechan-ism,lmeans to turn the loosely mounted spool independently of the driving mechanism, marks on the ribbon, and movable means to indicate a given mark, the ribbon and spools arranged so that said turning of the spools independently of the driving mechanism changes the mark which is indicated on the ribbon.

4. `A wheeled vehicle, an expansible driving wheel, mechanism arranged to be actuated by one of the whe-els of the vehicle and to actuate the driving wheel, a rotatably mounted spool, a ribbon provided with marks thereon attached to said spool, means to yieldingly hold the spool with the outer turn of the ribbon thereon in Contact with the driving wheel, in combination with a table, an additional rotatably mounted spool "the objects designated by said marks.

arranged to turn loosely, said ribbon arranged to lie on the table and move thereover When wound from one to the other of the spools, and means to make the indicated marks on the ribbon correspond with the actual position of said vehicle relative to 5. The combination of a two part case, one of such parts provided-with a base, a sub-base niovably mounted on said base, journal bearings on the sub-base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the journal bearings, said sub-base arranged to move the shaft into operative or inoperative position, the

other of such parts provided `with a base and arranged to' be joined to the first named part, a shaft rotatably mounted on the last named base and said shaft arranged to be rotated by the rotation of the first named shaft when the two parts of the case are joined and the shaft on the sub-base is in an operative position.

6. A two part case, a shaft, movable journal bearings on one of said parts, said shaft rotatably mounted in said movable journal bearings, ribbon spoolsand a driven roller rotatably mounted on the other of said parts, said parts of the case separable, means to transmit rotation of the shaft to the driven roller, said means arranged to be forced .into and out of engagement afterthe two parts of the ease are joined and to turn thedriven roller when in engagement, and to disengage upon the separation of said parts of the case.

7. The combination of a'two part oase, provided withl an aperture, one of said arts arranged to be rigidly attached to a ve icle and the other of said parts arranged to he joined to the rst named part and to he separa-ted therefrom, said parts-respectively provided with a base, a sub-base mounted on the immovable base, and movable into determined positions, journal bearings on the sub-base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the journal bearings, means to yieldingly hold the sub-base in a determined position, driving mechanism on said shaft and a projection on the sub-base extending through said aperturelin the case, a shaft rotatably mounted on the movable base, driven mechanism and a roller on said shaft, the driving mechanism on the shaft inthe journal bearings arranged `to be engageable with the driven mechanism on the separable part of the case, when the parts of the case are joined, and said sub-base is in one of its determined positions.

.- 8. The combination of a two part case,

one of such parts arranged to be rigidly attached to a vehicle and the other of such parts arranged to be joined to the' first named part and be separable therefrom, said parts respectively provided with a base, a sub-base provided with a projection thereon mounted on the immovable base, and movable into determined positions by meansof said projection, journal bearings on the subbase, a shaft rotatably Imounted in the journal bearings, means to yieldingly hold' the sub-base in a determined position on its base, driving mechanism on said shaft, a shaft rotatably mounted on the movable base, a thumb wheel, driven mechanism and a roller on said shaft, said driven mechanism arranged to engage with the driving mechanism when the parts of the oase are joined and said sub-base isnin one of its determined positions.

9. A two part case, one of said parts rovided with a driven Wheel, a spool, a rib on, means to yieldingly hold. the spool with the outer turn of the ribbon thereon in contact with the driven wheel, a thumb Wheelarranged to turn the driven wheel, such spool arranged so that it can be forced into position to take theouter. turn of the ribbon thereon out of contactwith the driven wheel, vin combination with a table, and an additional rotatably mounted spool arranged to turn loosely,the said ribbon attached at its ends to the spools and arranged to lie on the table and move thereover when Wound.l

from one to the other of said spools, and the other of said parts provided with mechanism arranged to actuate the driven Wheel when the parts of the case are joined.

10. A two artcase, said arts se arabl Y Pt P P y joined, a sha rotatably mounted on one of vvto the correspom said parts, ribbon spools and an expansible driven roller rotatably mountedy on the other of said parts, means to transmit rotat-ion of the shaft to the driven roller, said means arranged to engage and turn the driven roller when the two parts of the ease are joined, and to disengage upon the separation of said parts of the ease.

. l1. The combination of a' two part case, one of said parts provided with a base, a sub-base movably mounted on said base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the sub-base, right and left hand worms on the shaft,l arranged so as to be alternately moved into an operating position, 'and means to attach such worms to the shaft to turn therewith, and the other of said parts provided with a base and arranged to be joined to the first named part, a shaft rotatably mounted on the last named base and right and left worm gears removably attached to said shaft to turn therewith, said worm gears arranged so as to be alternately placed in operating position relative vto the corresponding worm, am means to yieldingly hold the sub-base in position w1t h a worm and a corresponding worm gear 1n engagement.

l2. The combination of a two part ease, one of said parts provided with a base, a sub` base movably mounted on said base, a shaft rotatably mounted in the sub-base, right and left hand worms on the shaft arranged so as to be alternately moved into an operating" osition, and means to attach said worms to the shaft to turn therewith, and the other of said parts provided with a base and arranged t0 be jointed to the first named part, a shaft rotatably mounted on the last named base and right and left worm gears removably attached to said shaft to turn therewith, said worm gears arranged so as to be alternately placed in operating position relative ling worm, and a spring arranged to be joined to the first named part, determined position. v

13. A two parte-ase, said parts separably joined, a shaftrotatably mounted on one of said parts, ribbon spools and an additional shaft provided with a thumb wheel rotatably mounted on the other of said parts, and a roller on said additional shaft arranged to turn therewith, means to transmit rotation of the first named shaft to the additional shaft, said means arranged to engage and turn the additional shaftI when the two parts ot' the case are joined and to disengage when said parts of the case are separated.

14. The combination onf a two part case li i l l l l i, l

separably joined and such parts respectively provided with bases, one of said bases arranged to be rigidly attached to a 1iicle, a sub-base mounted on said rigidly attached base and movable into determined positions, Y

means to yieldingl'y hold the sub-base in av determined position, a shaft rotatably mounted in the sub-base, right and left hand worms on the shaft arranged so as to be alternately moved into an operative position, and means to attach such worms to the shaft to turn therewith, a shaft rotatably mounted on the movable base, right and left worm gears removably attached to said shaft to turn therewith and arranged so as to be alternatel'y placed in operative position relative to the corresponding worm, a thumb wheel and a roller rigidly attached to the shaft, a removably mounted rotatable spool yieldingly held 1n engagement with said roller, an additional shaft rotatably mount-a ed on the movable base, an additional removable spool on said additional shaft, said spools positioned to receive a ribbon to be wound on the spool which is in engagement with the roller and a thumb wheel arranged to turn said last named spool.

15. The combination of a two part ease separably joined and such parts respectively provided 4with bases, one of said bases arranged to be rigidly attached to a vehicle.

a sub-base mounted on said rigidly attached base and movable .into determined positions, means to 'yieldingly hold the sub-basein a determined position, a shaft rotatably mounted in the sub-base, right and left hand worms on the shaft arranged so as to be alternately moved into an operative position, and means to attach such worms to the sha ft. to turn therewith, a shaft rotatably mount'- ed on'the movable base, right and left worm gears removably attached to said shaft' to turn therewith and arranged so as to be alternately placed in operative position rela tive to the corresponding worm, a thumb wheel, and a roller rigidly attached to the shaft, a removably mounted rotatable spool yieldingly held in engagement, with said roller, an additional shaft, rotatably mounted in the removable base, and a spool remov-

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